Nebraska National Forest

Nebraska National Forest
Nebraska National Forest
IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
Map showing the location of Nebraska National Forest
Map showing the location of Nebraska National Forest
Location Nebraska, USA
Nearest city Chadron, NE (Pine Ridge unit)
Coordinates 42°44′46″N 102°54′7″W / 42.74611°N 102.90194°W / 42.74611; -102.90194Coordinates: 42°44′46″N 102°54′7″W / 42.74611°N 102.90194°W / 42.74611; -102.90194
Area 142,000 acres (575 km2)
Established 1902
Governing body U.S. Forest Service
Nebraska National Forest from the air
Bessey Ranger District

The Nebraska National Forest is a United States National Forest located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The total area of the national forest is 142,000 acres (575 km2).

The national forest comprises two ranger districts. The 90,000-acre (364 km2) Bessey Ranger District is located in the Sandhills of central Nebraska. Encompassing about 63.9% of the forest's total area, it lies in parts of Thomas and Blaine counties. It was established in 1902 by Charles E. Bessey as an experiment to see if forests could be created in treeless areas of the Great Plains for use as a national timber reserve. This effort resulted in a 20,000-acre (80.9 km2) forest, the largest human-planted forest in the United States. Today, the forest's nursery supplies 2.5 to 3 million seedlings per year.

The 52,000 acres (210 km2) Pine Ridge Ranger District is located in the Pine Ridge region of northwest Nebraska. It contains about 36.1% of the forest's total area, and it lies in part of Dawes and Sioux counties. The native ponderosa forests were added to the National Forest system in the 1950s. The Soldier Creek Wilderness, a federally designated wilderness area, is located in the forest.

The nursery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In descending order of land, the forest lies in parts of Thomas, Dawes, Blaine, and Sioux counties. It is managed by the Forest Service together with Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest and the Buffalo Gap, Fort Pierre, and Oglala National Grasslands from common offices in Chadron, Nebraska. There is a local ranger district office located in Halsey.

History

Nebraska National Forest was established on November 15, 1907 by the consolidation of three smaller forests: Dismal River, Niobrara and North Platte National Forests.[1]

References

  1. ^ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005), National Forests of the United StatesPDF (341 KB), Forest History Society 

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